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Robert J. Goebel: Interview with a Mustang Ace by rapier@zone
In 1942, Robert J. Goebel was a young nineteen-year-old high school graduate, but in 1942 there was a war going on. So instead of going to college or taking up a trade, Goebel joined the United States Army Air Force. In this interview Bob talks about the planes of WWII and what it was like to be in a war at a young age.
The Tuskegee Airmen Earn a Debt of Thanks - Again! by Jon Seal
These brave and dedicated men were the first African-Americans to serve the United States as combat pilots, but they had to fight two wars simultaneously. The first was a personal one, against the racism and exclusion that had kept African-Americans out of the U.S. military, and against prejudice in the military they were finally allowed to join-and the second was the war other Americans were fighting in Europe.
Escorting & Attacking USAAF Heavy Bomber Formations by Jon Seal
A great historical article detailing just what it took to both defend and attack USAAF Heavy Bomber formations.
A Winning Collaboration: Microsoft and Champlin Fighter Aircraft Museum by Jon Seal
In 1997 the Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator team gathered images and sounds of WWII fighters at the Champlin Fighter Aircraft Museum in Mesa, AZ. This opportunity to study historic aircraft in detail helps to make Combat Flight Simulator one of the most accurate and compelling flight simulations on the market.
Shooting Down "Divers": A Fighter Pilot vs. the V-1 Buzz Bomb by Jon Seal
A historical background article about the V-1 flying bombs (an interview with an actual Tempest pilot who shot down V-1s).
Obituary: Robert S. Johnson (1920-1998)
Robert S. Johnson, one of the two American top-scoring aces in the European Theater in WWII, died on December 27, 1998.
 A Cartoonist Goes to War
George Rarey's original cartoons and sketches were generously shared for use in Microsoft's Combat Flight Simulator European Series Pilot's Manual by his son, Damon Rarey.
Reminiscence of a Fighter Pilot
In a recent letter to the Combat Flight Simulator Product Team, Jack Stafford noted our return of some captured Luftwaffe documents he had loaned to us, and reminisced about an airfield in Belgium.
Pilots, Start Your Engines! by Jon Seal
An article on aircraft engine starting in Combat Flight Simulator--and in history.
Behind the Scenes with Combat Flight Simulator
Here's your chance to get "Behind the Scenes" with Combat Flight Simulator. In this series of articles you can get an inside peek from both the pilot and developer's perspective. First, read an interesting interview with two veteran combat pilots and then follow a roundtable discussion with several Combat Flight Simulator developers as they discuss Combat Flight Sim Damage Models, AI, Flight Models, and more.
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